You've got Blogs! AOL buys into homegrown media. April Fools Day starts with a bang in the UK. Determined to get linked by many a weblog, they put out a story about AOL purchasing popular weblogs. In related news, MetaFilter was said to be signing a merger agreement with Kuro5hin to pool content between the two sites.posted by wackybrit (14 comments total)

METAFILTER is the finest BBS in the greater Vancouver area!! ASCII art, text files, the best in phreaking, anarchy and other fun stuff. Dial us up any time, seven days a week!! We got 3 7000kbit+ lines and the coolest sysop this side of the Mississippi(12) 423.4232.2562posted by Settle at 7:37 PM on March 31, 2002

Is it April 1st already?posted by iconomy at 7:39 PM on March 31, 2002

Harharhar.... too bad it'd be more believable if the link were from a site other than The Register.posted by Aikido at 10:11 PM on March 31, 2002

I just heard that April Fool's Day has been postponed until the 10th out of respect for the Queen Mother.
Might be worth spreading the word if it's not already too late so people can keep their jokes fresh.posted by malevolent at 12:01 AM on April 1, 2002

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